Industry Developments

In a moved aimed a cracking down on the irrational use of medicines, the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has announced it is to carry out spot checks on pharmacies to ensure that... 2008-03-04

In a moved aimed a cracking down on the irrational use of medicines, the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has announced it is to carry out spot checks on pharmacies to ensure that... 2008-03-04

Patient groups in Yemen are arguing that a decision by the Ministry of Health to substitute a patented drug used in kidney transplant operations with a generic version from India... 2008-02-26

In a move that BMI interprets as a signal that India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is growing impatient with opposition to its proposed acquisition of Israel's Taro Pharmaceutical... 2008-02-25

Demonstrating faith in the Gulf states' appetite for novel drugs, India's Intas Biopharmaceuticals (IBPL) is to register itself in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) region. IBPL... 2008-02-21

An appreciating exchange rate has prompted the Ministry of Health to make cuts to the maximum price of prescription medicines that can be charged by pharmacies and health funds in... 2008-02-21

In what BMI views as a sign that cost containment is taking precedence over support for local industry, Algeria's Ministry of Health and Population has implemented measures to ensure... 2008-02-20

The South African Competition Commission believes that four pharmaceutical firms colluded and inflated their prices for government hospital tenders. Three will face the Competition... 2008-02-13

Lending weight to BMI's view that the challenging operating environment facing Nigerian drugmakers is creating a trend for diversification, another domestic player has announced a... 2008-02-01

In December 2007, BMI commented on the ambitious domestic expansion plans of the UAE's largest drugmaker, Julphar (Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries), noting that the country should... 2008-01-30